Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: qtbase (CVE-2024-30161)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 296079

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of qtbase installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-30161 advisory.

- In Qt 6.5.4, 6.5.5, and 6.6.2, QNetworkReply header data might be accessed via a dangling pointer in Qt for WebAssembly (wasm). (Earlier and later versions are unaffected.) (CVE-2024-30161)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30161

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 296079

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-30161.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-30161

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-private-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-examples, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-gui, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-common, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-static

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-30161